(Photo : Steph Chambers/Getty Images) PORTLAND, OREGON – Ben Simmons (#10) of the Brooklyn Nets dunks through the third quarter towards the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center on November 17, 2022 in Portland, Oregon.
Brooklyn Nets level ahead Ben Simmons shall be credited for the 2021-22 NBA season that he missed attributable to a holdout and damage.
The league’s new collective bargaining settlement (CBA), launched final month earlier than free company, contained a aspect letter saying that Ben Simmons has acquired credit score for a 12 months of service through the 2021-22 NBA season, in accordance with an article by Zach Lowe on ESPN.
Simmons held out from the Philadelphia 76ers after a commerce request through the 2021 offseason and was finally dealt to the Brooklyn Nets in February 2022.
The three-time All-Star’s scenario is a standalone and isn’t supposed to set a precedent for future circumstances. The 27-year-old will now have seven years of service underneath his belt within the 2023-24 season.
Several executives from different groups argued that Simmons shouldn’t be credited for the holdout 12 months.
Years of service are elements when figuring out if gamers are eligible for optimum contracts of explicit sizes and several other different advantages.
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Nets GM believes Simmons’ finest days are forward of him
Nets basic supervisor Sean Marks thinks that Simmons has but to hit his prime, and he hopes that the Australian will return to his All-Star degree of play.
“I think knowing that he’s mid-20s and he has still hopefully not reached his prime, we’ve gotta make sure he can get back out there and get back to that [All-Star] form,” the 47-year-old government mentioned.
Marks added that well being would be the key for Simmons to attain this aim.
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